The Liberty Charter Lions will head out to challenge the Ocean View Christian Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Liberty Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.5 runs per game this season.
Liberty Charter's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against High Tech CV as they made off with a 9-0 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by nine runs or more this season.
Brody Harris
| 03/20/25 vs Bayfront Charter | 6 |
| 03/24/25 vs Guajome Park Academy | 3 |
| 04/28/25 vs High Tech CV | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Ocean View Christian | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Bonsall | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Brody Harris made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Liberty Charter is undefeated when Harris posts two or more runs, but 1-8 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Otero, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. He has become a key player for Liberty Charter: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 5-8 otherwise. Drake Keehl was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Ocean View Christian and Mountain Empire have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. The Patriots lost 15-5 to the Redhawks.
Ocean View Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cruz Pamintuan, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Liberty Charter has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Ocean View Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Friday's match will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Liberty Charter hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .336. However, it's not like Ocean View Christian struggles in that department as they've averaged .312. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Liberty Charter took their victory against Ocean View Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 14-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
